Issues in Residential Community Corrections Policy and Practice
Publication year:
1990
| Cataloged on:
Oct. 31, 2006
ANNOTATION: With an emphasis on the role of local citizens in residential community corrections, this report examines methods for obtaining community input into program development and operations. Efforts to maintain a good working relationship between community corrections and local residents focus on community acceptance of the correctional facility, achieved by establishing partnerships among correctional administrators, local officials, and area citizens. A discussion of the public climate with respect to residential community corrections suggests a positive attitude among community members given assurance of public safety and cost justification through long-term benefits to society. Public involvement here sets standards for adequate supervision and allows input into cost considerations. The article emphasizes the use of advisory boards as an effective means for engaging community participation in residential community corrections. Among the partnership initiatives discussed, the author stresses the inclusion of a clear statement of purpose, interagency planning, sound compensation practices, reliable channels of information, well-informed provider agency boards, and a carefully nurtured constituency. Legislative options are also considered as a means of assuring the interests of private citizens.
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